Preliminary investigation of the responsiveness of the Melbourne low vision ADL index to low-vision rehabilitation

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 373-380

  Haymes, Sharon A ^a   Johnston, Alan W ^a   Heyes, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability; Functional assessment; Low vision; Outcome measures; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

OPTOMETERS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

LOW-VISION REHABILITATION;

VISIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0034953661     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200106000-00008     Document Type: Article

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